Gout and the risk of Alzheimer's disease: a population-based, BMI-matched cohort study.

Na LuMaureen DubreuilYuqing ZhangTuhina NeogiSharan K RaiAlberto AscherioMiguel A HernánHyon K Choi

Published in: Annals of the rheumatic diseases (2015)

These findings provide the first general population-based evidence that gout is inversely associated with the risk of developing AD, supporting the purported potential neuroprotective role of uric acid.

Keyphrases

mild cognitive impairment
uric acid
cognitive decline
metabolic syndrome
body mass index
cerebral ischemia
weight gain
human health
physical activity